Shoreham air show tragedy
Posted: 23 Aug 2015, 14:44Shoreham air crash death toll 'rises to 11' ca99
The death toll from the Shoreham air crash where a vintage jet plummeted into traffic on a main trunk road is thought to have risen to 11, police have said.
Specialist recovery teams have begun recovering bodies from the site after the crash on Saturday, when the number of deaths was initially given as seven.
It comes as the first victims of the accident were named by their families.
Investigators are still combing the crash site in West Sussex.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, from Sussex Police, said the 11 were "highly likely" to have died in the incident, but formal identification could not yet be given.
They include Matt Jones, 24, and Worthing United footballer Matthew Grimstone, 23, whose families have confirmed their deaths.
Mr Barry said no-one on the airfield was injured but the pilot remained in a critical condition in hospital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34034430
The death toll from the Shoreham air crash where a vintage jet plummeted into traffic on a main trunk road is thought to have risen to 11, police have said.
Specialist recovery teams have begun recovering bodies from the site after the crash on Saturday, when the number of deaths was initially given as seven.
It comes as the first victims of the accident were named by their families.
Investigators are still combing the crash site in West Sussex.
Assistant Chief Constable Steve Barry, from Sussex Police, said the 11 were "highly likely" to have died in the incident, but formal identification could not yet be given.
They include Matt Jones, 24, and Worthing United footballer Matthew Grimstone, 23, whose families have confirmed their deaths.
Mr Barry said no-one on the airfield was injured but the pilot remained in a critical condition in hospital.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-34034430